Model: Viking VK280 FLX Moving Head
Manual: http://support.vikinglighting.co.uk/downloads/Viking%20VK%20280%20FLX%20Manual.pdf

Based on: Robin Pointe
Manual: https://www.robe.cz/index.php?….robe/downloads/user_manuals/User_manual_Robin_Pointe.pdf
DMX Chart: https://www.robe.cz/index.php?….robe/downloads/dmx_charts/Robin_Pointe_DMX_charts.pdf

DMX Control

Standard Compact DMX_Value Description
1 1 0-255 Pan: -270 -> +270deg
2   0-255 Pan Fine
3 2 0-255 Tilt: -125 -> +125deg (?)
4   0-255 Tilt Fine
5 3 0-255 Pan/Tilt Speed / Time - defaults to Speed..?
6 4   Macro / Power / Special Functions:
    0-49 Blank
      Note: I’m not certain how to activate the following fuctions - you may need to hold for at least 3s, and also have Shutter Strobe channel (22/15) closed (DMX 0-31) at the same time, but I haven’t yet managed to get it to work…
    50-59 Pan/Tilt Speed Mode
    60-69 Pan/Tilt Time Mode
    70-79 Blackout while Pan/Tilt Moving
    80-89 Disable Blackout while Pan/Tilt Moving
    90-99 Blackout while Colour Wheel Moving
    100-109 Disable Blackout while Colour Wheel Moving
    110-119 Blackout while (Fixed?) Gobo Wheel Moving
    120-129 Disable Blackout while (Fixed?) Gobo Wheel Moving
      Note: To activate the following fuctions, hold DMX value for at least 3 seconds:
    130-139 Lamp On
    140-149 Pan/Tilt Reset
    150-189 Effects (Colour / Gobo / Dimmer / Zoom / Focus / Prism) Reset
    190-199 Blank
    200-209 Total Fixture Reset
    210-229 Blank
    230-239 Lamp Off
    240-255 Blank
7 5   Colour Wheel: (Same as ‘Robe Colour Wheel 50’ on our Ion)
      Continuous Positioning:
    0 Open White
    9 Deep Red (Robe 01)
    18 Deep Blue (Robe 02)
    27 Yellow (Robe 03)
    37 Green (Robe 04)
    46 Magenta (Robe 05)
    55 Azure (Robe 06)
    64 Red (Robe 07)
    73 Dark Green (Robe 08)
    82 Amber (Robe 09)
    91 Blue (Robe 10)
    101 Orange (Robe 11)
    110 CT Orange (Robe 12)
    119 UV Blue (Robe 13)
    128-129 Open White
      Snap Positioning:
    130-134 Deep Red
    135-138 Deep Blue
    139-143 Yellow
    144-147 Green
    148-152 Magenta
    153-157 Azure
    158-161 Red
    162-166 Dark Green
    167-171 Amber
    172-176 Blue
    177-180 Orange
    181-185 CT Orange
    186-189 UV Blue
      Colour Wheel - Effects:
    190-215 Forwards ‘Rainbow’ effect, fast->slow
    216-217 Stop ‘Rainbow’ effect
    218-243 Reverse ‘Rainbow’ effect, slow->fast
    244-249 Random Colour Selection (auto: fast->slow ..?)
    250-255 Random Colour Selection (auto: fast->slow ..?)
8   0-255 Colour Wheel (Continuous Positioning) - Fine
9 6 0-255 Speed of Rotating Gobo Selection: max (snap)->min (~40s/gobo)
10 7   Static Gobo Wheel: (Reverse of ‘Robe Gobo Wheel 11’ on our Ion)
    0-3 Open
    4-9 Gobo 1 - Several Dots (scattered - various sizes) (Robe 55)
    10-15 Gobo 2 - Three-Blade Fan (Robe 131 - fan 3)
    16-21 Gobo 3 - Horizontal Bar (Robe 759)
    22-27 Gobo 4 - Vertical Bar (Robe 021)
    28-33 Gobo 5 - Three Dots (in a line) (Robe 52)
    34-39 Gobo 6 - Four-Pointed ‘Star’ (Robe 53)
    40-45 Gobo 7 - Four Dots (in a square) (Robe 143)
    46-51 Gobo 8 - Concave Triangle (Robe 54)
    52-57 Gobo 9 - Three Vertical Bars (Robe 48)
    58-63 Gobo 10 - Several Dots (scattered - same size) (Robe 56)
    64-69 Beam Reducer 1 - Medium (Generic 08 - Iris 30)
    70-75 Beam Reducer 2 - Small (Generic 07 - Iris 20)
    76-81 Beam Reducer 3 - Very Small (Generic 06 - Iris 10)
    82-87 Open
      Shaking Gobos (slow->fast):
    88-95 Gobo 1 - Several Dots (scattered - various sizes)
    96-103 Gobo 2 - Three-Blade Fan
    104-111 Gobo 3 - Horizontal Bar
    112-119 Gobo 4 - Vertical Bar
    120-127 Gobo 5 - Three Dots (in a line)
    128-135 Gobo 6 - Four-Pointed ‘Star’
    136-143 Gobo 7 - Four Dots (in a square)
    144-151 Gobo 8 - Concave Triangle
    152-159 Gobo 9 - Three Vertical Bars
    160-167 Gobo 10 - Several Dots (scattered - same size)
    168-175 Beam Reducer 1 - Medium
    176-183 Beam Reducer 2 - Small
    184-191 Beam Reducer 3 - Very Small
    192-199 Open
      Static Gobo Wheel - Effects:
    200-201 Open
    202-221 Forward Gobo Wheel rotation (fast->slow)
    222-223 Stop Gobo Wheel rotation
    224-243 Reverse Gobo Wheel rotation (slow->fast)
    244-249 Random Gobo Selection (auto: fast->slow ..?)
    250-255 Random Gobo Selection (auto: fast->slow ..?)
11 8   Rotating Gobo Wheel: (Same as ‘Robe Gobo Wheel 45’ on our Ion)
      Note: When changing to a value in the range of DMX 0-59 (Gobo Index or Rotate, without Shake) and DMX 244-255 (Random Gobo Selection) the gobo selection speed is controlled by the Effect Speed channel (9 / 6)
    0 Open/Hole (default)
      Note: The Rotating Gobo Wheel will need a different focus to the Static Gobo Wheel / no gobos
    1-4 Hole (flat field) (Generic 032 - Beam Flattener) - doubles beam anlge?
      Index - set index position with Gobo Index/Rotation channel (12 / 9):
      Note: index doesn’t always hit exactly the same position (if rotation has been used?)…
    5-7 Gobo 1 - Three Triangles (Robe 276)
    8-10 Gobo 2 - 12 Spokes (Robe 277)
    11-13 Gobo 3 - Three Dot Shadows (Robe 278)
    14-16 Gobo 4 - 12-Pointed Linear Star (Robe 279)
    17-19 Gobo 5 - Rectangular Grid/Grill (Robe 280)
    20-22 Gobo 6 - Lots and Lots of Small Dots (Robe 281)
    23-25 Gobo 7 - 12-way Petals (Robe 282)
    26-28 Gobo 8 - Lots of Dots (scattered - various sizes) (Robe 283)
    29-31 Gobo 9 - Six-Blade Windmill (Robe 284)
      Rotate - set rotation speed with Gobo Index/Rotation channel (12 / 9):
    32-34 Gobo 1 - Three Triangles
    35-37 Gobo 2 - 12 Spokes
    38-40 Gobo 3 - Three Dot Shadows
    41-43 Gobo 4 - 12-Pointed Linear Star
    44-46 Gobo 5 - Rectangular Grid/Grill
    47-49 Gobo 6 - Lots and Lots of Small Dots
    50-52 Gobo 7 - 12-way Petals
    53-55 Gobo 8 - Lots of Dots (scattered - various sizes)
    56-59 Gobo 9 - Six-Blade Windmill
      Index with Shake (slow->fast) - set index position with Gobo Index/Rotation channel (12 / 9):
    60-67 Gobo 1 - Three Triangles
    68-75 Gobo 2 - 12 Spokes
    76-83 Gobo 3 - Three Dot Shadows
    84-91 Gobo 4 - 12-Pointed Linear Star
    92-99 Gobo 5 - Rectangular Grid/Grill
    100-107 Gobo 6 - Lots and Lots of Small Dots
    108-115 Gobo 7 - 12-way Petals
    116-123 Gobo 8 - Lots of Dots (scattered - various sizes)
    124-129 Gobo 9 - Six-Blade Windmill
      Rotate with Shake (slow->fast) - set rotation speed with Gobo Index/Rotation channel (12 / 9):
    130-137 Gobo 1 - Three Triangles
    138-145 Gobo 2 - 12 Spokes
    146-153 Gobo 3 - Three Dot Shadows
    154-161 Gobo 4 - 12-Pointed Linear Star
    162-169 Gobo 5 - Rectangular Grid/Grill
    170-177 Gobo 6 - Lots and Lots of Small Dots
    178-185 Gobo 7 - 12-way Petals
    186-193 Gobo 8 - Lots of Dots (scattered - various sizes)
    194-199 Gobo 9 - Six-Blade Windmill
      Rotating Gobo Wheel - Effects:
    200-201 Open
    202-221 Reverse Gobo Wheel rotation (fast->slow) (with rotating gobos! - speed set with Gobo Index/Rotation channel (12 / 9))
    222-223 Stop Gobo Wheel rotation (with rotating gobos! - speed set with Gobo Index/Rotation channel (12 / 9))
    224-243 Forward Gobo Wheel rotation (slow->fast) (with rotating gobos! - speed set with Gobo Index/Rotation channel (12 / 9))
    244-249 Random Indexed Gobo Selection (auto: fast->slow) (set index position with Gobo Index/Rotation channel (12 / 9))
    250-255 Random Indexed Gobo Selection (auto: fast->slow) (set index position with Gobo Index/Rotation channel (12 / 9))
12 9   Rotating Gobo Index / Rotation:
      Gobo Index - select gobo with Rotating Gobo Wheel channel (11 / 8):
    0-255 Index (0 - ~360deg)
      Note: Index doesn’t always hit exactly the same position (if rotation has been used?)…
      Gobo Rotation - select gobo with Rotating Gobo Wheel channel (11 / 8):
    0 No rotation
    1-127 Clockwise gobo rotation (fast->slow)
    128-129 No rotation
    130-255 Counterclockwise gobo rotation (slow->fast)
13     Blank? - might be Rotating Gobo Index / Rotation Fine
14 10   Prism:
    0-19 Open
      Prism - set index / rotation speed with Prism Index/Rotation channel (15 / 11):
    20-49 6-Facet Linear Prism - Indexing - note: index doesn’t always hit exactly the same position (if rotation has been used?)…
    50-75 6-Facet Linear Prism - Rotating
    76-104 8-Facet Circular Prism - Indexing - note: index doesn’t always hit exactly the same position (if rotation has been used?)…
      Note: slight difference in the boundary of the ranges here - the manual (for both Viking and Robin units) says 76-105 / 106-127, but my experience says 76-104 / 105-127!
    105-127 8-Facet Circular Prism - Rotating
      Prism/Gobo Macros:
    128-135 Macro 1
    136-143 Macro 2
    144-151 Macro 3
    152-159 Macro 4
    160-167 Macro 5
    168-175 Macro 6
    176-183 Macro 7
    184-191 Macro 8
    192-199 Macro 9
    200-207 Macro 10
    208-215 Macro 11
    216-223 Macro 12
    224-231 Macro 13
    232-239 Macro 14
    240-247 Macro 15
    248-255 Macro 16
15 11   Prism Index / Rotation:
      Prism Index - select prism with Prism channel (14 / 10):
    0-255 Index (0 - ~390deg)
      Note: Index doesn’t always hit exactly the same position (if rotation has been used?)…
      Prism Rotation - select prism with Prism channel (14 / 10):
    0 No rotation
    1-127 Clockwise prism rotation (fast->slow)
    128-129 No rotation
    130-255 Counterclockwise prism rotation (slow->fast)
16 12   Frost:
      Note: This parameter is significant different to the Robin Pointe DMX Protocol
    0-64 No Frost
      Note: When the frost is activated (DMX 65-255), both gobo wheels return to ‘open’, and Zoom, Focus and Prism seem to have no effect
      Note: Min Frost is significantly different to No Frost!
    65-255 Frost: Min (5deg) -> Max (20deg)
17 13 0-255 Zoom: Max (10deg) -> Min (2.5deg)
18     Blank - might be Zoom Fine, but doesn’t seem to function
19 14 0-255 Focus
20   0-255 Focus Fine - Maybe? It does something, but seems to be a larger effect than changing Focus by 1 DMX point…
21     Blank
22 15   Shutter/Strobe:
    0-31 Shutter closed
    32-63 Shutter open
    64-95 Strobe-effect - slow->fast
    96-127 Shutter open
    128-143 Closing Pulse in sequences from fast->slow
    144-159 Opening Pulse in sequences from slow->fast
    160-191 Shutter open
    192-223 Random Strobe-effect - slow->fast
    224-255 Shutter open
23 16 0-255 Dimmer Intensity: 0%->100%
24     Blank - might be Dimmer Fine, but doesn’t seem to function

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